Ana Swanson and Christopher Buckley, The New York Times
Published: 09 Jan 2021 04:02 PM BdST
Updated: 09 Jan 2021 04:02 PM BdST An aerial view of solar panels on homes in Clovis, Calif., on Oct. 22, 2020. A new report shows some of the world’s biggest solar companies work with the Chinese government to absorb workers from Xinjiang, programs that are often seen as a red flag for forced labor. (Chang W. Lee/The New York Times)
In a flat, arid expanse of China’s far west Xinjiang region, a solar technology company welcomed labourers from a rural area 650 miles away, preparing to put them to work at GCL-Poly, the world’s second-largest maker of polysilicon.